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Feels Like Home

Early photo of the L&N Depot in Williamsburg

Williamsburg, taken from the high rocks, east of the Cumberland River

Faulkner’s Motel
East on Main - 1940’s

Kentucky Drive In Restaurant
Nestled in the foothills of Daniel Boone Country, Williamsburg is the county seat of Whitley County. With endless trails
to explore, history to learn and sites to see, Williamsburg has it all - including the biggest waves in Kentucky, located at the
Kentucky Splash Waterpark. Williamsburg is
your “Gateway to the Cumberlands,” whether
it be the Cumberland River, Cumberland Falls,
Lake Cumberland, or the University of the
Cumberlands.
Williamsburg became a town in 1818. From
about 1829 through the early 1870s, the town
was known as Whitley Courthouse by the U.S.
Post Office, but was also known as Williamsburg
in honor of William Whitley.

Points of Interest for Williamsburg are—
•Kentucky Splash Water Park and Campground
•Annual Old Fashioned Trading Days
•Jeep Jamboree USA
•Summer Downtown Block Parties
•Henkelmann’s Wildlife Museum and
Williams Cross Collection with over 7,000
crosses on display at the Cumberland Inn

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